shellac
nounUK /ʃəˈlæk/
US /ʃəˈlæk/
Shellac is a shiny liquid that people put on wood to make it smooth and bright.
The carpenter brushed shellac onto the wooden table to give it a glossy finish.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A natural resin made from the secretions of tiny insects, used to make varnish and other products.
Shellac is harvested from the hardened resin left by lac insects on tree branches.
3. To coat or treat a surface with shellac.
They shellacked the floor to protect it from scratches.
4. To defeat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest.
Our team shellacked the other side by twenty points.